Chapter 179 Poetry Meeting
Especially in the current situation of the social hierarchy, a membership card that can show one's status and spending power has become a popular item.
What's more, the dishes at Babaofang are also top-notch.
It tastes good, has plenty of ingredients, and is known as a medicinal food. It seems to be a little higher grade than those that only satisfy the appetite. Even if you just talk about it, it makes people feel that they have good taste.
It can be said that since the opening of Babaofang, people in the entire county have been proud to go to Babaofang to entertain friends and relatives.
The business of Babaofang in the county town can be described as long-lasting.
Although the Babaofang in the provincial capital is famous and sells genuine medicinal foods, the business of the Babaofang in the county town will not be bad, but it is quite difficult to be as prosperous as this.
Therefore, in the eyes of Zheng Yuanhe and Manager Wei, the reason why Babaofang's business is so good now is that Jiang Mixia's introduction of the membership card accounts for more than half of the credit.
For this purpose, Zheng Yuanhe made a special trip from the provincial capital to the county town. In addition to visiting Zheng, he also brought many gifts to thank Jiang Mixia.
Medicinal herbs and supplements, silks and satins, cakes and snacks...a whole car was filled with them.
Even so, Zheng Yuanhe still felt it was not enough, so he gave Jiang Mixia an extra box of heavy silver melon seeds.
"These are some small things I made on weekdays. The New Year is coming soon. You can keep these. When you give them to others, they will look decent and exquisite."
This was her reward as a special consultant, so Jiang Mixia did not refuse it. She just thanked her and took it all.
Zheng Yuanhe also mentioned that the Babaofang in the city also wanted to implement a membership system, and discussed with Jiang Mixia what kind of holiday gifts should be given to those members at the end of the year.
The two of them discussed until the sun set. Zheng Yuanhe was still thinking about visiting Zheng's parents-in-law at Qiu's house, so he left.
Jiang Mixia put away the box of silver melon seeds and packed up the things that Zheng Yuanhe brought with Zhu Cui and Cheng Mao.
It was almost evening, Zhucui had prepared dinner, but Song Jingyun had not returned yet.
"Go and check to see why Jingyun hasn't come back yet?" Jiang Mixia stuck her head out to look, but still couldn't see Song Jingyun, so she said to Cheng Mao.
"My lady, you forgot that my husband said at noon that several classmates from the academy would go to the teahouse to hold a poetry gathering in the evening, and he would have to attend a few social events, so he would be back late, so you don't have to wait for him to finish his meal." Zhu Cui said with a smile.
Jiang Mixia then said "Oh" and smiled, "Look at my brain. I was so busy talking to Manager Zheng that I forgot about this. Let's eat first."
Having spent a lot of time in the county town, Zhucui also intended to learn how to cook many of the dishes in the restaurants. In addition, because of the relationship between Jiang Mixia and Babaofang, Zhucui was able to learn a thing or two from the chefs there. Now her cooking skills have improved a lot.
The fried eggplant boxes, homemade tofu, diced lotus root in vinegar, and cold celery in the evening were all very well prepared and tasted great. Jiang Mixia nodded repeatedly while eating them, praising Zhu Cui's advanced craftsmanship.
Zhu Cui blushed a little at the compliment and just chuckled, "If my lady likes it, I will learn a few more dishes."
"That's fine." Jiang Mixia thought for a moment, "It's cold in this weather, so I can learn a few more soup dishes so I can enjoy the meal."
"Okay, I will go and ask Chef Zhou for advice tomorrow." Zhu Cui responded quickly.
Over there, after school, Song Jingyun went to the teahouse with Lu Yuming and others.
When they arrived at the bottom of the teahouse, Wei Liangji had been waiting there for a long time. When he saw Song Jingyun, Lu Yuming and others, he hurried over to greet them, "You are finally here, come on, come on."
Having said that, he dragged Song Jingyun and others forward.
"Aren't we going to the teahouse? Why don't you go upstairs but walk forward instead?" Song Jingyun asked in confusion.
"Oh, Mr. Song, are you really pretending to be ignorant when you know the truth?" Wei Liangji laughed. "It would be so boring to hold a poetry meeting in a teahouse tonight. I will take you to a good place today. Once you get there, I guarantee that Mr. Song will be full of ideas and write more elegant poems."
What better place to be than a teahouse, and to be full of inspiration?
Song Jingyun and Lu Yuming looked at each other, somewhat confused.
But since this poetry gathering was organized by Wei Liangji and they have already agreed to it, let's go and take a look first.
Song Jingyun and Lu Yuming nodded and followed the pace of Wei Liangji and others.
The group chatted all the way and soon arrived at the place Wei Liangji mentioned.
When she smelled the strong scent of powder, Song Jingyun looked up and saw a gold-plated plaque hanging on the towering building in front of her - Wanchun Tower.
"here it is……"
Song Jingyun saw some scantily-clad women soliciting customers at the door, and some people were making advances towards some young and seductively-dressed women in public, seemingly with frivolous intent.
And those women, far from showing any displeasure or resistance, were smiling happily and flirting with those men.
The whole scene was extremely erotic...
Seeing Song Jingyun asking the question, Wei Liangji laughed, "This is the Soul-Ecstasy Cave. Mr. Song and his wife are usually harmonious and loving. I think this is the first time for him to come to such a place."
"But Mr. Song, please don't be disgusted. Not all the girls in Wanchun Tower are vulgar, and not all of them are involved in the sex trade. Two new prostitutes came here a while ago. It is said that they are sisters from the capital. They are extremely beautiful. The most important thing is that the two sisters are well-read and can recite poems and compose couplets. It's no wonder."
"I also heard that one of the sisters is gentle and dignified, and the other is lively and pretty. Because the two sisters' surnames are Qiao, they are called the Big and Small Qiao. One is good at playing the piano, and the other has a body without bones and dances gracefully."
"The Qiao sisters are extremely popular. Many people spend a fortune just to spend a night with them. Unfortunately, although the sisters are prostitutes, they do not sell their bodies. They only sell their talents and like to discuss music and poetry with others. If there is no talented man, no matter how generous he is, the sisters will not show up."
"It was also yesterday that I answered the couplets that the sisters had proposed and presented two pots of excellent peonies. Only then did they take notice of me and agreed to let me hold a poetry meeting. The two sisters played the piano and sang to accompany me."
After hearing what Wei Liangji said, someone in the group suddenly became excited, "I wonder why Lord Wei is so proud to hold a poetry gathering, is it because of this?"
"You don't know what kind of person Wei Langjun is in his daily life. He has always had good things to share with everyone. Since there is such an elegant thing, he will naturally not forget us."
"I think it's getting late, and we don't want to let the two talented ladies wait for us. Let's go up quickly."
"You should think seriously about the poem you want to write, and don't show your shyness in front of the beauty later..."
(End of this chapter)
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